...know I waited — when it was hard. But — the time came — at last — and I win — the fight." He closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them he was himself and realized at last the presence and identity of those about him. It was no dream,...

...but soon he began thinking about his Colorado vacation, and the Hebrew words seemed far, far away. He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, he found himself walking down an unfamiliar country road. He took a deep breath, enjoying the crisp...

...must take place by noon or not at all." She drew a deep, shaky breath. "You're saying I have to go." He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them they held such pain they struck her like a blow. "I'm saying Tamar will keep his word." "There has...

...courage, she said, to invite me. I was so angry with her for saying that. So angry. And now I can't—" He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them again to gaze at his sister, his look was haunted and bereft. "We'll never get a chance to heal the...

...it from you, and it's true. And you know it." Angelo took his hand away and touched his swollen jaw. He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, he said, "How handsome you are, Porter, with that frown and those age lines." He traced the lines on...

...to tell her in his own convoluted way that he wanted more from her than just the sham? "Matthew ..." He closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them a rueful expression came over his face. "I guess I have your answer." He pulled a jeweler's box from...

...beside a small shrine, hidden in a rocky outcrop. "Take a deep breath, little Chankwar," the man said. He closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them again, his eyes were fixed on a point beyond the building and beyond reality. He took hold of the boy's...

...Light for ALL the people. God's Light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.' He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them, he looked at each expectant face, waiting on his next words. No, not his words, he reminded himself,...